Incident Overview
Date: Friday 28 July 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-23334
Location: S of Rauceby –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Both C-47A aircraft.Both C-47A aircraft.
Category: Accident
Two Douglas C-47A transport aircraft, C-42-23334 and C-43-15097, experienced a mid-air collision near Rauceby, U.K., resulting in separate crashes. C-42-23334 crashed south and C-43-15097 crashed west.Two Douglas C-47A transport aircraft, C-42-23334 and C-43-15097, experienced a mid-air collision near Rauceby, U.K., resulting in separate crashes. C-42-23334 crashed south and C-43-15097 crashed west.
Description
Two Douglas C-47A transport aircraft (42-23334, msn 9196 and 43-15097, msn 19563) were involved in a mid-air collision. 42-23334 crashed south of Rauceby, U.K. and 43-15097 crashed west of Sleaford.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Possible aerodynamic instability or misjudgment of distance caused by conflicting weather conditions and visual cues.Possible aerodynamic instability or misjudgment of distance caused by conflicting weather conditions and visual cues.Share on:
